Yesterday, the hottest item here at Big Weekend was the Long Boi bucket hat.
You couldn’t move more than a few steps without seeing the slightly quackers cartoon of what was (allegedly) the world’s tallest duck and the University of York’s mascot.
Long Boi quickly became a national treasure on Greg James’ BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show, before his untimely death in 2023. RIP.
Now though, the hats are totally sold out here. Irene works on the merch stand and says she saw people running from the gates when they opened just to get a chance to buy one.
“Everyone’s been asking about the hats. They were very popular, and I can see why,” she says.
She’s had to disappoint people like Richard and Mackenzie. I met them at the stand asking where they could get one.
So is there any other merch they want?
“Probably not, no. I would get a straw hat, but it doesn’t work with my head,” one of them says.
Newsbeat has approached Long Boi superfan Greg James for comment.
